Phratry
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.
Folk
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants.One's relatives especially one's parents.Folk music.People in general.A particular group of people.
Example sentence: We have that storytelling history in country and bluegrass and old time and folk music, blues - all those things that combine to make up the genre. It was probably storytelling before it was songwriting, as far as country music is concerned. It's fun to be a part of that and tip the hat to that. You know, and keep that tradition alive.